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Revisiting The Gulf, Obama Not Yet Optimistic

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BP's PR Doesn't Make Things Right With Locals

BP workers shovel oil and sand along a 700-yard long strip of oil that washed up on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday. Dave Martin/AP hide caption

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Gulf Oil Spill: Containment And Clean Up

BP's PR Doesn't Make Things Right With Locals

by Debbie Elliott

BP's PR Doesn't Make Things Right With Locals

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Simon Says

After A Ballgame, 'Nobody's Perfect' Is Just Perfect

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After A Ballgame, 'Nobody's Perfect' Is Just Perfect

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Baseball Theme Vince Guaraldi

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Fenwyck's Farfel Vince Guaraldi

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National

Trial Brings Blagojevich Back To The Cameras

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Trial Brings Blagojevich Back To The Cameras

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Author Interviews

Christopher Hitchens' Unusual And Radical Life

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Christopher Hitchens' Unusual And Radical Life

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TRIET BULL DIE KNODEL

The Iraqi National Symphony Comes Out Of Hiding

Karim Wasfi conducts the Iraqi National Symphony, with American Llewellyn Kingman Sanchez Werner on piano. Susannah George/NPR hide caption

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The Iraqi National Symphony Comes Out Of Hiding

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The Iraqi National Symphony Comes Out Of Hiding

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Extensions 1, for violin & piano Jeanne Rosenblum Kirstein

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Legendary UCLA Coach John Wooden Dies

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Legendary UCLA Coach John Wooden Dies

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Sports

Running The Numbers For The World Cup

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Running The Numbers For The World Cup

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History

How Times Have Changed, Ex-Playboy Bunnies Say

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How Times Have Changed, Ex-Playboy Bunnies Say

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LIKE YOUNG DAVID ROSE

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Robin's Nest Duke Robillard & Herb Ellis

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Middle East

Israel Seizes Another Aid Ship, Carefully This Time

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Israel Seizes Another Aid Ship, Carefully This Time

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Analysis

Week In Review With Daniel Schorr

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Week In Review With Daniel Schorr

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Education

Spelling Bee Not Without C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-Y

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Spelling Bee Not Without C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-Y

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O Cafe, O Soleil Jacky Terrasson

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Gaux Girl Jacky Terrasson

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Economy

We Were Hoping For More From The Job Market

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We Were Hoping For More From The Job Market

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Economy

Staying Strong While Unemployed In Cleveland

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Staying Strong While Unemployed In Cleveland

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Omni Brian Blade

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Art & Design

Building A Baseball Star, Lego By Lego

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Building A Baseball Star, Lego By Lego

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Drifting Andy McKee & Lee Ritenour

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The Many Faces (And Sculptures) Of Edward Tufte

Scott Simon caught up with statistician-turned-sculptor Edward Tufte at ET Modern, his new art gallery in New York. Thomas Pierce/NPR hide caption

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Art & Design

The Many Faces (And Sculptures) Of Edward Tufte

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The Many Faces (And Sculptures) Of Edward Tufte

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Music Interviews

Zuill Bailey: Extraordinary Resonance

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Zuill Bailey: Extraordinary Resonance

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Suite No. 3 in C Major: Allemande Zuill Bailey

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Set a Place for Me Guy Davis

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